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Health

Doctors ‘nudged’ into prescribing far fewer antibiotics

Sending a subtle letter to 800 GP practices has reduced antibiotic prescriptions by more than 73,000, the UK “nudge unit” has claimed

News

Incan mummies on display

Health

Antibiotic resistance discovered in the guts of ancient mummies

News

Woman coughs in snow

Health

It’s safe to prescribe fewer antibiotics for coughs and colds

News

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Health

Tourists pick up antibiotic-resistance genes in just two days

News

Microbial mass extinctions were kicked off by human evolution

Life

Microbial mass extinctions were kicked off by human evolution

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A person biting into a piece of chocolate

Health

Your choice of chocolate and contraceptive affect your gut bugs

News

operation

Health

Antibiotics apocalypse: Tales from fighters on the front line

Insight

Tim Leighton

Health

I’m finding new ways to beat antibiotic resistance

Opinion

MRSA bacteria

Health

MRSA superbug’s resistance to antibiotics is broken

News

E. coli bacteria found in a urine sample

Life

UTI bacteria use hooks to hang on inside you when you pee

Bacteria have a nasty trick for climbing up into your bladder and causing cystitis: whenever you pee, a grappling hook stops them getting flushed out

News

Health

Use vaccines as a weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

News

Health

Crisis in antibiotic resistance could be slowed by blood test

News

Health

Keep antibiotics useful: A new year's resolution for all of us

Leader

Life

Mining the hidden treasure of the world's unknown bacteria

Features